camper electrics

Hi all, Please see below a little bit about us and the services we can provide. Any questions, please ask. About Us: After many years of owning and converting vans for myself and helping others with various aspects of their conversions, we have decided to move into this full time. We mainly...

Probably a question for someone with an electrical background. I have a T6.1 with factory leisure battery plus an extra battery at the back(same type) with an (cheap Chinese amazon) inverter to supply the AC when off grid. I also have a changover switch and a mains hookup. So it's EITHER...

I’ve been sent this for my t6 camper build I’ll have my tap running off a micro switch for the water pump Waco crx50 fridge Switch panel with some spot lights and small strip light 2 USB ports 1 12v socket Thanks

Has anybody had this issue whereby the LED strips in the kitchen area seem to flicker or single LEDs simply not illuminating. This entire LED strip worked perfectly when installed a few weeks ago and now I’d guess that 50% of them are now intermittent/flickering or not working. What’s the...

Ok, so I’ve read lots of forum posts and had a lot of very helpful advice regarding my leisure electrics installation, but wasn’t confident enough to do the job myself, and I also struggle with time as I work away from home weeks at a time, so paid to have it installed. I think I know the answer...

Good Morning I’m ready to start converting my van to a camper. It’s my second one but things have come a long way since my first one 8 years ago. I’m looking for advice for electric set up. Before I just had EHU, leisure battery with split charger. Most of the time I’ll be on hook up but...

Not sure if this is in the right section or not, so mods please move if it is. As many will have seen, I picked up my first camper at the end of April. It came semi converted (everything but the bed and 240v electrics) Yesterday I removed the o/s rear carpeted panel and found the ctek charger...

Has anyone installed the BCA Powerpart PDU kit? I’m looking for some advice re: the wiring loom to the vehicle battery. Shown in the attached photo. I’m assuming the green cables are the positive, brown and white are negative but the third cable which is blue & green isn’t labelled on the...

I collected my 2017 T6 from the converters the other day & there are a few issues with the leisure battery setup. I knew it was a basic setup using a PMS3 & Dc-Dc charger but it suits my needs at least for now as I’ll mostly be using EHU main issues are the Victron Orion Dc/Dc charger doesn’t...

Hi We are on EHU every time we camp but I want to have the facility to use lighting and basic charging of phones etc when not on EHU. I don’t want to spend a fortune so would something like this work with a split charge kit? Takes me up to about £200 ish. Would prefer lithium over lead acid...

Hi all, I've been putting off doing the electrics for my camper conversion off for a while (mainly since I know very little about electrics!), but I think I'm finally at the point where I'm ready to start buying things. I have attached a diagram of what I think the installation will look like...

Hey folks, I know this might cover some familiar ground, but I'm reaching out to tap into the collective wisdom of this community. I've put together the electrical diagram for my project, and I'd be truly grateful for your critical views and insights. Relevant Details: Leisure Battery: Tucked...

Hello Although iv read so many posts on all the leisure electrics set ups, my mind has “frozen” trying to work out what gear I need to order. So far, I’ve chosen a Roamer 160ah lithium battery,, to be fitted under passenger swivel. Hopefully some other Victron kit can fit in with this battery...

Hi all I recently (last week) purchased a converted T6.1. I love it, without this forum though it would be much less enjoyable as it’s so complicated figuring out where everything goes etc. When I purchased it, the guy who sold it me said all manuals were inside… and they were not. So, here...

Hi all and thanks in advance for any comments/info! I was hoping someone could give me an idea of if we've nailed the core components of the electrical system for what we want it for, and give me a ballpark idea of paying to have it fitted, so I can decide whether to do that or to do some/all...

Hi Folk, I’ll shortly be heading down the leisure battery route, to enable diesel heater, lights and additional rear sockets etc. I see most people mount the battery under the drivers seat. Is there a main reason for this? We’ve got a captain seat up front, and I’m looking at the possible...

Does anyone know if there is a plate I can get to secure a lithium battery under the seat? Or is it best to just use a luggage strap and tie down points? I’ve seen the kiravans type ones but they rely on the battery having a ridge at the bottom to fix to.

Now onto planning my electrical system, planning to go for a fairly basic system, B2B charger and inverter along with 12v and 230v fuse box potentially, don't think I will bother with solar at this stage , where do.you guys install your systems? Any photos appreciated just working out best...

Hi all. Looking to help a friend where it looks like the leisure battery is probably about broke. It is 5 years old. Battery to battery looks like it is working. Solar panel fitted bit doesn’t look like it is working. It appears a fuse is missing under drivers seat but not sure what for or what...

The van is going in for a poptop in two weeks.. I was going to get a diesel heater done at the same time. But I need some electrics.. We will only be going away for max of 1-2 nights.. Mrs says mainly camp sites. I could get a 240 extension lead.. but that does help with the diesel heater...